CHAPTE'R xin. 



TEA YELLING DOCTOES INDIAN ATTACK ON THE GOVEENMENT MAIL 



ALAEMING TIDINGS HESITATION AS TO LINE OF MAECH EOCK 



CEEEK BLUE-WINGED TEAL THE CANVAS-BACK DUCK UNEXPECT 

 ED EENCONTEE CHIEF TACKALTOUCANGET NEWS OF THE EED- 



SKIN WAEEIOES BIG JOHN SPEING EEPOETED SPEEAD OF ILL 



FEELING AMONG THE EEDSKINS CONVEESATION WITH AN AME- 



EICAN EMIGEANT A FEONTIEE MAN'S COMPLAINT WEAKNESS 



OF THE UNITED STATES GOYEENMENT ON THE FEONTIEES LIA 

 BILITY TO FEYEE AND AGUE IN THE PEAIEIES BAD EFFECTS OF 



TOBACCO AND WHISKEY CAUSES OF THE INDIAN OUTBEEAK. 



ON sending down to the cabins on Sunday morning, the 

 2nd of October, I found that the travelling doctor, 

 whom I thought was a sensible man, had so handled Mr 

 Canterall that he would be well enough to march, and I 

 ordered a start accordingly. This was the eighth day of 

 travel on the plains, when, though I had tried all likely 

 ground in the line of our journey for deer and turkeys, as 

 far as opportunities would permit, I had seen none, nor 

 even their tracks, the daily bag consisting of grouse, 

 partridge, snipe, and dotterel or killdeer plover, rail and 

 rabbits. I had, however, seen both the common teal 



